Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-08-03
LOVE AND QUICkSAND.

Fr.cll
LOVE AND QUICkSAND.
Icwas spring time In Southland.
Delicate, C1umug,ed Odor5 pervaded
tgealr is IL q MYRIAD of waiting priests
were swinging pygCIuusiy laden cenSers
within tire We. daut ChIGCsl OF the earth
-eeus-Is whose swto- perfumes Hoated
upward % invisible heights, within the
vast blue dome. whose tTaCery was in
feecy clouds, Or CL.ruIuE IN the cease
less low OK -lt from the Fastening
an n tla woods, Ia the valleys, on
tHr Us. .ss, painting, thrObbIug nature
seemed 90 lt bringing forth all her
treasures Dt blossoms, OF flower, of leaf,
ta show tueu 10 Tie sun. Through the
green atmosphere Of tie wood burst
INTO gcs.l.., flame the CRIMSON flowers
of the Judas tgee, the yellow jeSSamIne,
Ia Wild and JOYOUS luIurIauce OF bloom,
embraced the r.aut trees, eutwined
itself around ta-.r strong arms; hung
in fes.DJus with athletic grace about
tie dripping, grey Spanish moss, creep
ing over fallen timber, leaving one
s,uu0us, intoxicating trail OF golden
pert1r behind. and bending low TO
tie ground kissed the smiling blue and
white vlo.ets which were sprlngiug up
everywhere from the grass. And
through the silent forest g.eamed, like
mystic UuI'ues, the abundant spray OF
the delicate Grape flowers, as II a we'd
ding day were on hand and dryads and
hamIdrvasI were about to move profess
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which fauus would jOyously dance.
Then, down among the lOw-laudS
famed the trumpet flower from its
retreat OF daIklug leaves, and the
LOueysuCk.e showed its rich blossoms
20 the bees. Among them all, from
out Of the deep green, polished, happy
leaves OF the great magnolia trees,
looked, Is fair JuAets from manorlal
easements, the great white flowers
Tie queen flowers Of the southern
woods, showing their golden hearts 10
heaven, the sun, the earth.
There was q party or merry makers
down among the OpuieuCe Of spring
time glory. They had come from
ue.glu1ruE plantations on horseback
aud carriages 10 royal resting place
within the forest, where a spring Of
crystal water bubbled up from creamy
sand aud lowed musically to the almost
dry bed OF "a great bayou, strewn with
pretty pebbles and lecked with shadows
from the trees and Caue-brakes which
lined The sides At intervals.
Il WIS u birthday anniversary they
were celebrating. Irene Chenard had
b.ideu the viCluaye folk to a reyel
with the revelIug flowers Of spring
time, and 10 remember that she was
elsh.et-. Even her sedate father,
MAJOR LIeuaTd, was taken with the
notion ut frUlC, and omitted his Gus
t0mary morning ride about his planta-
ton - do his fair daughter honor. 30
Tie negro tIdlers were released from
work that day and the house servants
WeTe.tdheu along 10 help, and thus II
LappeLed that there was u sound OF
mrth GLl music under old trees, and
- paI py1 company rs you could lind
under lie shining sun. The fires reared
where the self-lmpOrtglIt negro cooks
were dettly preparing dinner; the old
ladies' s1t comfortably on ,improviseC
sets, discussing neIghbOrug and house
hold affairs and matrimonial prospects
OK the girls. Elsewhere the negro fid
tlers, Tom and Jake, industriously
Piled tLelv bows on the crepltant string.
OF the yIolIus. JAKE called out the tig
uIes IN penetrating voice 10 the youug
men and mt,dens as they moved rapidly
and glI etg.ly amid occasional peaIs oi
merry laughter II the everchangins
dance.
sitting ou rustic throne, crowne,
win Eowers, was Irene, the picture oi
ASIigu.y beauty, surrounded by :
CIoNI OF friends who paid homage |,
Jle fa,r queen Of the day. Her sIste
t"ahy was there, TOO. Sue was III
taircs, Of them all.
N woman ..Ne a aeT-!s2p, sac SO Purer tha
AMI -gg e1y, are Hl-s luI uum.I. Ike the dept
ma. - ....N.N nt .a-..r,
~.' 81" lar .As.a.. wH.c her tgesscs sunni,
,.-.. ..lt .Ae "..l SIape cluster,
T.'e. g.-.HL marble
-".- neg NH.y~ Wga.c ''' call lr the We.
.s...sHSr t-e ai. ds wtrl.r."
Then there were two men standru
"a TIE group-one, Harry Stanwood.
,a~!er ut the ueIEhboriug town, VIII
."I Hudeu fifteen miles, not so muy
20 congratulate Miss Irene rs to Sc
AeF sister Fanny. For since the gre.
L1ty az General Thoruton's, yea
ue1oIe, he had been in love with hel
as Only man who really loves for n
u'ss ulne and Is not upset and demeute
over every pretty woman, can love.
man 9t cool and matured iudgmeI
Was Harry StanwoOd, an industrio,
.ANSeF, OF very moderate means and
.leas and promising ability. He W.
-oe handsome; was, IN fact, 70 Il
Usual SSsuAI observer, decidedly plain IN n
Pe4Eance, but people who looked in
Us us great brown eyes and marked Il
,.a.eA'Sence they communicated to l.
ace, and engaged him IN conversatio
1OugAt him positively good lookin
but he was poor.
Aue other man who stood there h,
come 70 see Fanny Chenard. also. Re
80 .A Nichols owed fine plaptati,
SlSnln half an hours gallon OF Mai
Suenard's mansion. lie was rich n
Lusonei had an uumIstababIy ri
.ooAi ne was easy and graceful In L
uners and dress; was charming
nus conversation; accomplished soph
SeS'ed, and had Travelled much
usn way of mouopoIizing toIL. n,
settlhg people 10 listen to him viii
,. SFauiylng TO himself, AT least. II
so, AAd made up his MINI. after por
Sae rounds, that of all the girIs viii